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EXCO and EUISG Meeting – Policy Conference

Brussels, 15-17 June 2017

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

All meetings will be held at the following venue:

1. Venue

The International Auditorium

Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5

1210 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 224 02 54



How to get to the venue:

By train from the Brussels National Airport

A regular train service (Airport city Express) connects the airport with Brussels South, Central and North train stations four times an hour (the train station is located in the basement (level -1) of the terminal building itself). Get off at station ‘Gare du Nord’ and exit the station following directions for the city centre/Rogier. The venue is indicated on the map below.

Tickets: Tickets to Brussels can be bought from the counter or from machines on this level. A single trip costs around 8,00€.

From the two other train stations

• From the Gare du Midi (Eurostar/Thalys terminal) take metro line 2 or 6 direction ‘Elisabeth’ and get off at station ‘Rogier’. Journey time: 20 mins

• From the Gare Centrale take metro line 1 or 5 direction ‘Stockel’ or ‘Hermann-Debroux’ (same platform) and get off at the first stop ‘Arts-Loi’. Change onto metro line 2 or 6 direction ‘Elisabeth’ and get off at ‘Rogier’. Journey time: 20 mins

Then, from the Rogier square turn left into the ‘Rue des Croisades’ from the top corner of the square, when facing North (the North station) and then take the second on the right, this is the Boulevard Albert II, number 5 is just around the corner (see map below).

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Lunch will be organized in the meeting venue on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Dinner is also organized by EAPN on the 15 and 16 June 2017 for everyone. Participants who chose to not come to the meals organized by EAPN, unless travelling, will not be reimbursed for their alternative meal costs.

Those travelling over meal-times will be reimbursed fixed amounts of 30€ for dinner, 15€ for lunch, and 10€ for breakfast.

More details on the dinners organized will be given at the meeting.

Delegates will be staying at the Hotel Siru which is just around the corner from the International Auditorium.

The address is the following:

Hotel Siru

2 Rue des Croisades

1210 Bruxelles

+32 (2) 203 33 03

How to get to the venue:

Directions on how to get to the hotel are the same as above.

The venue and the hotel are at about 200 m walking distance. See map below.

Please arrive at the meeting venue by 8:45 on 15 June in order to register. It is on the first floor but will be signposted.

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Tickets: Tickets for the Public transport system (metro/tram/bus) must be bought before you get on the metro. They can be bought from the staffed counters or from GO machines with a credit card or coins. 1 trip – 2,10€/ a 24hour ticket 7,50€ (cheaper if know making more than 3 trips). Tickets must be swiped on the red machines before going to the metro platform. Once swiped, you can use the trip for one hour on any transport (metro, tram, bus).

Note: You can also go to the Kiosk or Bootik shops in the stations and get an electronic MOBIB BASIC card valid for 5 years, and which you can charge with 1/5/10 trips for a reduced price, eg 14,00€ for 10 trips (7€ less than separate tickets, or 0,70€ less for 1 trip). Recharge can be done at the shops or the GO machines. This must be swiped on the red machines in metro stations before going to the platform, or on the machines in the bus/tram.

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International Auditorium, no 5

Place Rogier

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